Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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